word | definition |
unintentional injury | an injury resulting from an unexpected event, or accident |
accident chain | sequence of events that leads to an unintentional injury |
smoke alarm | an alarm that is triggered by the presence of smoke |
fire extinguisher | portable device that puts out small fires by ejecting fire-extinguishing chemicals |
OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration; the agency in the federal government that is responsible for promoting safe and healthful conditions |
Heat exhaustion | an overheating of the body that results in cold, clammy skin and symptoms of shock |
hypothermia | a condition in which body temperature becomes dangerously low |
vehicular safety | obeying the rules of the raod, as well as using or exercising common sense and good judgement |
graduated driver's license | a licensing program that gradually increases a new drivers driving privileges over time as experience and skill are gained |
road rage | a practice of endangering drives by using a vehicle as a weapon |
defensive driver | a driver who is awareof potential hazards ansd reacts to avoid them |
severe weather | harsh or dangerous weather conditions; tornadoes, hurricanes, blizzards; |
Watch-weather | means that the weather conditions are right for a specific weather event to occur |
Warning-weather | means that severe weather has been sighted and is heading toward your area |
emergency survival kit | a group of items that can be used for a shoart time until an emerency situtation has stablized |
Hurricane | a powerful storm that orignates at sea, characterized by winds of at least 74 miles per hour, heavy rains, flooding and sometimes tornadoes |
flash flood | a flood with great volume and of short duration that is usually caused by heavy rainfall |
tornado | a whirling, funnel-shaped widnstorm that drops form the sky to the ground and produces a narrow pathy of destruction on land |
Thunderstorm | includes heavy rains, stron winds, lightning and sometimes hail |
blizzard | a snowstorm with winds of at least 35 miles per hour |
earthquake | a violent shaking movement of the earth's surface |